Observer Report
Beijing
The China-Pakistan joint air force training amid the Covid-19 pandemic reflects the profound friendship between the two countries, which is conducive to improving the comprehensive combat capability of the two militaries, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.
A batch of Chinese air force troops left for the Pakistan Air Force base near Karachi to participate in a joint air force exercise “Shaheen-IX”, a week after the Chinese defense minister’s visit to the country, according to Global times.
The Chinese defence ministry announced that China and Pakistan would hold the joint air force training dubbed ‘Shaheen-IX,’ which would last until the end of December.
According to the ministry, the joint training, part of the 2020 China-Pakistan military cooperation plan, will play a positive role in promoting military relations, deepening practical cooperation between the air forces of the two countries, and improving the actual level of combat training of the two forces.
The first training was held in March 2011, in Pakistan, and the last one was held in Northwest China in August, 2019, and had lasted for half a month. The training in 2019 involved some 50 aircraft, a number of personnel and complete combat units.
